Organization

Dirigat

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Regie

Jean-Pierre Ponnelle

Bühnenbild

Kostümbild

Pet Halmen

Videogestaltung

Sänger

Tenor

Werner Hollweg

Odysseus

Mezzosopran

Trudeliese Schmidt

Penelope

Francisco Araiza

Telemach

Philippe Huttenlocher

Eumaios

Sopran

Janet Perry

Menelatho

Peter Keller

Eurymachos

Arley Reece

Iros

Bass

Simon Estes

Antinoos

Peter Straka

Pisandro

Countertenor

Paul Esswood

Amphinomos

Renate Lenhart

Das Schicksal

Jozsef Dene

Jupiter

Werner Gröschel

1. Phäake

Opernhaus Zürich

Others

Chor der Oper Zürich

Orchestra

Monteverdi-Ensemble der Oper Zürich

Italienisch

Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria -  (Die Heimkehr des Odysseus)

Zürich

Schweiz

From the Zurich Opera House: "Il ritorno d’Ulisse" (The Return of Ulisses) by Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643), conducted by Nikolaus Harnoncourt, directed by Jean-Pierre Ponnelle. With Werner Hollweg (Ulisses), Trudeliese Schmidt (Penelope), Francisco Araiza (Telemaco), Philippe Huttenlocher (Eumete), Janet Perry (Melanto), the Chorus of the Opera Zurich and the Monteverdi Ensemble. The Zurich Monteverdi Cycle was "one of the most exciting opera events in a long time" (Die Zeit). It marked the beginning of the Monteverdi Renaissance that continues to the present day. Years of intensive study by conductor Nikolaus Harnoncourt - not only of the transmitted scores but also of the instruments used in Monteverdi's time - were necessary to provide a basis for the exceptionally high standard of the Zurich productions.

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